Become a better designer

Hey programmers, developers, marketers, and non-designers — want to become a better designer? This short book has everything you need. Coming out late summer 2017.

Design fundamentals and shortcuts for non-designers.

Beginner design books assume you want to become an expert designer. What if you want to learn just enough to complement your existing work? Hello Web Design will teach you the basics about design (no history!) and give you shortcuts so you can immediately become a better designer.

As based on the presentation given around the world

This may have been my favorite talk of the convention. What I loved most was that Tracy didn't waste time talking about meaningless theory. She told me exactly why my website was shite to look at, and even more importantly, how to fix it.

— Mark Knapik at PHP[Tek] in May 2017

Table of Contents

Introduction

If you only read one chapter, make it this one

Part 1: Theory and Design Principles

Grid

Color

Typography

White Space

Layout

Content

User Experience

Images and Imagery

Extra Tidbits

Part 2: The Process and Training Your Design Intuition

Finding Inspiration

Planning, Sketching, and Mocking

Getting Feedback

Coding the Site

Reassurances

Moving Forward

Packages available

The eBooks

Hello Web Design in digital format, lovingly designed by Tracy herself. A brief book jam-packed with information. Comes in PDF, .mobi, and .ePub formals.

The Video Package

The eBooks plus 15+ videos walking you through the theory and process parts of the book, plus extra "design critique" videos to help you train your design intuition. Add the paperback book for $10 more.